Whether you’re working hard or hardly working, the Internet is needed for a lot of what you do—from researching for a paper to distracting yourself on YouTube. But nothing cuts into your web use quite like the pain of slow connectivity. If you’re like most people living in the Internet age, chances are you access… Continue reading How to boost your wifi connection with a beer can
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10 awesome photographs of abandoned automobiles
We love cars. Cars have made our lives simpler and easier to manage. We can go longer distances, run errands faster, complete daily tasks quicker, and are able to get from A to B in a shorter amount of time. Simply put, for the majority of us, life would not be the same without our… Continue reading 10 awesome photographs of abandoned automobiles
7 of the most unusual jobs that pay shockingly well
Have you ever wondered what is done to those who cannot pay for their airplanes? This may sound like a silly question, but there is an actual job where people reclaim your airplane if it is left unpaid. That’s not the only shocking part either, an airplane repo man or woman can earn up to… Continue reading 7 of the most unusual jobs that pay shockingly well
ScoreBig attempts to revolutionize crowded market of selling online tickets
With a bevy of recognizable names in the online ticket marketplace, such as Stubhub, TicketsNow, and Ticketmaster, ScoreBig entered the fray in 2009, backed with over 8 million dollars in venture capital funding. When I was recently introduced to the site by a friend, I decided to check it out and decide if it was simply… Continue reading ScoreBig attempts to revolutionize crowded market of selling online tickets
GPS tech turns on a light for the blind
The visually impaired don’t get a lot of help when it comes to next-gen tech to help them better live autonomous lives. For generations, the most cutting-edge apparatus has been an extendable stick. Whee. But designer Xun Ye is turning all that negligence on its ear with the Origin GPS, the first truly next-gen device… Continue reading GPS tech turns on a light for the blind
Kinect
The designers at Loft117 and programmer Jason Belmonti have teamed up to tap the Kinect for something that has been suspiciously absent from its ever-growing palette of applications: advertising. Behold the slick, stylish, and interactive ad potential exhibited in this installation, and marvel at what the future might bring. Would you stop and spend more… Continue reading Kinect
Where ‘toy’ ends, and ‘badass’ begins
Add to your personal list of things that don’t need to exist (everyone keeps one of those, right?) this remote-controlled car, which has the singular distinction of being the world’s fastest. Nic Case designed the Schumacher Mi3 with one purpose in mind: to break the world record for fastest toy car – and boy howdy,… Continue reading Where ‘toy’ ends, and ‘badass’ begins
Driving to a different tune with Soundtracks
Are you about ready to throw your car stereo in the trash? You’re about to be. Students Robbin Ingvarsson and Waldemar Wegelin have designed what they hope to be the next revolution in in-car audio – and from the looks of things, they’ve pretty much got it in the bag. Soundtracks is a system that… Continue reading Driving to a different tune with Soundtracks
You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!
Okay, so the LEGO thing has been played out over the Internet for far too much, and I might have contributed, but there is just something about LEGOs that I can’t get over. It just takes you back to a time when everything was so much simpler. Unfortunately, the idea of turning LEGOs into soap… Continue reading You can get your LEGO on in the tub, too!
The beautiful art of making an hourglass
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22396483[/vimeo] There is something beautiful about this video, directed by Philip Andelman. It is difficult to explain. Perhaps it is a nod to the quality and passion that one must put in to perform an art so old and — what some might consider — obsolete. We have digital watches, but yet these people measure… Continue reading The beautiful art of making an hourglass